Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters

Known for
Acting
Born
November 11, 1925
Died
April 11, 2013 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography

Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. He started performing as a stand up comedian before transitioning his career to acting in film and television. Winters received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the American Academy of Achievement in 1973, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1999.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Annual Comedy Hall of Fame

The Annual Comedy Hall of Fame

TV · 1 ep

2023
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point poster

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

Movie · as Lennie Pike (archive footage)

2016
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley poster

Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley

Movie · as Self

2013
The Smurfs 2 poster

The Smurfs 2

Movie · as Papa Smurf (voice)

2012
Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
The Smurfs poster

The Smurfs

Movie · as Papa Smurf (voice)

2007
Certifiably Jonathan poster

Certifiably Jonathan

Movie · as Self

2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
Cattle Call poster

Cattle Call

Movie · as Thomas the Studio Tour Guide

2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story poster

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Jonathan Winters: Rare & Riotous poster

Jonathan Winters: Rare & Riotous

Movie

2004
Comic Book: The Movie poster

Comic Book: The Movie

Movie · as Wally

2003
Swing poster

Swing

Movie · as Uncle Bill

2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television poster

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
Santa vs. the Snowman poster

Santa vs. the Snowman

Movie · as Santa (voice)

2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo poster

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

Movie · as Self

2002
Life with Bonnie poster

Life with Bonnie

TV · as Q.T. Marlens · 1 ep

2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night poster

50 Years of NBC Late Night

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle poster

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Movie · as Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb

2000
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big poster

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Movie · as The President

2000
Jonathan Winters: On the Loose poster

Jonathan Winters: On the Loose

Movie · as Himself

1999
Funny Is Money poster

Funny Is Money

Movie · as Self

1999
Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean

TV · 1 ep

1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Movie · as Self - Roaster (archive footage)

1995
Daisy-Head Mayzie poster

Daisy-Head Mayzie

Movie · as Dr. Eisenbart (voice)

1994
The Flintstones poster

The Flintstones

Movie · as Gobo The Grizzled Man

1994
The Shadow poster

The Shadow

Movie · as Wainwright Barth

1994
Yogi the Easter Bear poster

Yogi the Easter Bear

Movie · as Ranger Mortimer (voice)

1994
The Bears Who Saved Christmas: Christopher & Holly poster

The Bears Who Saved Christmas: Christopher & Holly

Movie · as Charlie Compass (voice)

1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters poster

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

TV · 1 ep

1993
Gone Fish'n poster

Gone Fish'n

Movie

1993
Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas poster

Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas

Movie · as Dogs / Worker #1 (voice)

1993
The Thief and the Cobbler poster

The Thief and the Cobbler

Movie · as The Thief (voice)

1993
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as Stinkbomb D. Basset (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Frosty Returns poster

Frosty Returns

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

1992
Mickey's Audition poster

Mickey's Audition

Movie · as Cinematographer

1992
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation poster

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

Movie · as Wade Pig / Superman (voice)

1992
Fish Police poster

Fish Police

TV · as Mayor Cod (voice) · 6 eps

1991
The Wish That Changed Christmas poster

The Wish That Changed Christmas

Movie · as The Owl (voice)

1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' poster

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Movie · as Self

1991
Little Dracula poster

Little Dracula

TV · 26 eps

1991
Davis Rules poster

Davis Rules

TV · as Gunny Davis · 29 eps

1990
Rabbit Ears - Paul Bunyan

Rabbit Ears - Paul Bunyan

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1990
Tiny Toon Adventures poster

Tiny Toon Adventures

TV · as Stanley (voice), Wade Pig (voice)

1990
Wake, Rattle, and Roll poster

Wake, Rattle, and Roll

TV · 50 eps

1990
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures poster

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures

TV · 1 ep

1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers poster

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

TV · as Eco the Clown (voice) · 1 ep

1990
Gravedale High poster

Gravedale High

TV · as Coach Cadaver (voice) · 6 eps

1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th poster

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Movie · as Self

1989
Tim Conway's Comedy Review: 'Scue Me! poster

Tim Conway's Comedy Review: 'Scue Me!

Movie · as Self

1988
Moon Over Parador poster

Moon Over Parador

Movie · as Ralph

1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Movie · as Self

1988
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley poster

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

TV · 13 eps

1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge poster

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

Movie · as Self

1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Movie · as Tweedledee/Tweedledum

1987
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy poster

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

Movie · as Grandpa Smurf (voice)

1987
The Little Troll Prince poster

The Little Troll Prince

Movie · as King Ulvik (Left Head) (voice)

1986
The All New NFL Football Follies poster

The All New NFL Football Follies

Movie · as Self

1986
King Kong! The Living Legend

King Kong! The Living Legend

Movie · as Self

1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines poster

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

Movie · as Self

1986
The Longshot poster

The Longshot

Movie · as Tyler

1986
Say Yes poster

Say Yes

Movie · as W.D. Westmoreland

1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1985
The Pound Puppies poster

The Pound Puppies

Movie · as Bigelow (voice)

1985
Star Fairies poster

Star Fairies

Movie · as Wishing Well (voice)

1985
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

TV · as Humpty Dumpty · 1 ep

1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind poster

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

Movie · as Emerson Foosnagel III

1983
Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s poster

Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s

Movie · as Self

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Aloha Paradise poster

Aloha Paradise

TV · 1 ep

1980
I Go Pogo poster

I Go Pogo

Movie · as Porky Pine / Molester Mole / Wiley Catt (voice)

1980
More Wild Wild West poster

More Wild Wild West

Movie · as Prof. Albert Paradine II

1980
The Tim Conway Show poster

The Tim Conway Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh poster

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Movie · as H.S. / Harvey Tilson

1978
Mickey's 50 poster

Mickey's 50

Movie · as Self

1978
Mork & Mindy poster

Mork & Mindy

TV · as Dave McConnell, Mearth · 1 ep

1977
Halloween Hall o' Fame poster

Halloween Hall o' Fame

Movie

1977
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

Movie · as Self

1976
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926

Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926

Movie · as Al Capone (uncredited)

1976
The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show

TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
The Special London Bridge Special poster

The Special London Bridge Special

Movie · as English Tour Guide / Tourist #1 / Little Boy Tourist / Texas Tourist

1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

TV · as Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice) · 1 ep

1972
The Midnight Special poster

The Midnight Special

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home poster

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster

The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies

TV · as Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice) · 1 ep

1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World poster

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Movie · as Self

1971
Festival at Ford's

Festival at Ford's

Movie · as Self

1970
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

TV · 1 ep

1969
Viva Max! poster

Viva Max!

Movie · as General Billy Joe Hallson

1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't poster

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Movie · as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Klay

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1967
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad poster

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

Movie · as Dad / Narrator

1967
Eight on the Lam poster

Eight on the Lam

Movie · as Sgt. Jasper Lynch / Jasper's Mother

1967
With Love, Sophia

With Love, Sophia

Movie · as Self

1967
The Jonathan Winters Show

The Jonathan Winters Show

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

1967
Dateline: Hollywood

Dateline: Hollywood

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

TV · as Self - Cameo · 1 ep

1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! poster

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Movie · as Norman Jones

1966
Penelope poster

Penelope

Movie · as Professor Klobb

1966
Murder at N.B.C.

Murder at N.B.C.

Movie

1965
The Loved One poster

The Loved One

Movie · as Wilbur Glenworthy / Harry Glenworthy

1965
The Dean Martin Show poster

The Dean Martin Show

TV · 11 eps

1964
Linus the Lionhearted poster

Linus the Lionhearted

TV · as The Giant (voice) · 3 eps

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Movie · as Lennie Pike

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Jerry Lewis Show poster

The Jerry Lewis Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep

1960
Be Our Guest

Be Our Guest

TV · 19 eps

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as James Howard "Fats" Brown · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook

TV · as General Nikidik · 1 ep

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 1 ep

1957
The Arlene Francis Show

The Arlene Francis Show

TV · 2 eps

1956
From Rugs to Riches poster

From Rugs to Riches

Movie

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1952
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep

1952
I've Got a Secret poster

I've Got a Secret

TV · 1 ep

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 3 eps